In a disturbing case of child exploitation, a former employee of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has been sentenced to 200 months in prison for producing child pornography.
Lisa A. Renze, 49, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, was handed down the sentence by United States District Judge Nora Barry Fischer on November 5, 2014, following her conviction of production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor.
According to the evidence presented in court, Renze used and coerced a 12-year-old minor female to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing digital photographs of the conduct on January 30, 2010. The photographs were then distributed by Renze to her friend and Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission co-worker, John Longo.
Longo, who has also been charged with a similar offense, entered a guilty plea on August 28, 2014, and is scheduled to be sentenced on January 22, 2015. He has been detained pending that proceeding.
The defendant was remanded to the Bureau of Prisons, where she will serve her 200-month sentence, followed by 15 years of supervised release.
Assistant United States Attorney Carolyn J. Bloch prosecuted this case on behalf of the government, with U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton commending the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Pennsylvania State Police for their investigation and assistance in securing the conviction.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the government to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Category: Sex Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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